Bard the Bowman

Name
Bard the Bowman

Mana Cost

Type
Legendary Creature — Human Archer

Set
The Hobbit

Rarity
Uncommon

Text

Reach
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink until end of turn.


Flavor Text

No one had dared to face the Dragon for many an age; nor would they have dared now, if it hadn't been for the grim-voiced Bard urging them on.


Power/Toughness
1/3

Number
#145

Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(29/06/2026)
If you draw your second card in a turn while recruiting, the Human Soldier you create can be chosen as the target of Bard the Bowman's ability.


(29/06/2026)
The triggered ability can trigger only once each turn. It doesn't matter whether Bard the Bowman was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If he's not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can't trigger at all that turn. It won't trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.


Artist
Miklós Ligeti

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